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Edward Ernest LEONARD

Regimental number3430
Place of birthTownsville Queensland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMiner
AddressSunnymount, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinFather, William Leonard, Sunnymount, Queensland
Enlistment date8 August 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name49th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/66/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A33 Ayrshire on 24 January 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll49th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 5 April 1918
Place of burialContay British Cemetery (Plot VII, Row E, Grave No. 2), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
148
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: W. and LEONARD, Sunnymount, Queensland. Native of Townsville, Queensland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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